Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

For example, if engineers don't possess the know-how needed to limit the material and energy cost of setting up and operating cloud services, IT can't scale as it needs to. Offshoring manufacturing and design. to lower-cost geographies, but the design work continued in the U.S. Data storage was very tangible.

Engineering 10

Engineering Crisis Software Offshoring 10

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Fear is dead as a management tool. Following are a few of the ideas Carlos shared yesterday: Dreaming BIG and dreaming small take the same amount of energy – why not dream BIG? The lack of leadership development in most organizations is tragic. Barack Obama and particularly his administration is anti-business.

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Blog Brand Media Influence 302

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

While the last wave of globalization centered on accessing foreign markets and creating low-cost global supply chains, the next wave could follow a very different pattern. Leading energy companies are investing in decentralized energy grids, demonstrating the broad feasibility of such approaches. These are the seven areas: 1.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

The global financial crisis prompted many companies to pull in their horns, hoard cash, trim costs, and take a wary view of large investments. Capital superabundance, combined with tepid economic growth, has produced historically low capital costs for most large companies. But when capital costs are low, the time value of money is low.

ROE 14

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This is a familiar scene for companies building mines, pipelines, oil fields, and, more recently, even renewable energy and large real estate projects. Clearly, the failure to recognize the risk of social conflict can cost millions of dollars and set investments back by years. New research is pointing in the same direction.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2017

In oil and gas, underwater robots fix gas pipelines off the coast and drones inspect offshore oil rigs. How producers manage the resources they have is far more important than how much they have. Technology is enabling people to use energy more efficiently in their homes, offices, and factories.

Technology 8

Technology Resources Industry Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. by looking back to the original offshoring frenzy which started with consumer electronics in the 1960s. firms have long had a simple mantra: “Invent here, manufacture there.”

Innovation 10

Innovation Offshoring Engineering Automotive 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One obvious reason was that the huge trillion-dollar investment bets, most of it taxpayer money, in synthetic biology, robotics, nanotechnogy, space, and alternative energy did not pay off. innovation, in terms of jobs, income, revenue, and taxes, has gone offshore. And Big Business did not even make those bets. Now that game is over.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

HR Digest

JULY 22, 2019

Robotic loaders and remotely-controlled trucks are significantly reducing operational costs in the mining sector. Automation in Maritime industry is turning crew members into system managers. The US mining company is also using other mining automated technologies to lower production cost for an ounce of gold to US$700.

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Industry Operations Transportation Technology 87

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. the Obama administration started to incorporate the “social cost of carbon” in decision-making and the Pentagon made climate change a military priority. In the U.S.,

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

Rather than being undercut by new, lower-cost competitors in rapidly developing economies, such as China and India, companies have globalized their supply chains or offshored their production. Effective risk management requires business leaders to attend to these nonmarket threats and to develop nonmarket strategies.

Politics 10

Politics Supply Chain Offshoring Globalization 10